Japanese Porn versus Western Porn: The Debate

(Introducing Veronica Rodriguez, Ana Fox, Autumn Falls, Riley Reid for the West)

Fried Chikan here with another installment of Versus Mode. In Versus Mode we argue for and against two subjects, as they go head to head. Today's subject is Western porn versus Japanese Adult Video (JAV). This being a JAV site I fully expect it to lean that way but for argument’s sake I will try to argue for both sides. We will be using a copious amount of GIFs to relay our points (credit to JDC for some of those), so enjoy.

East meets West. Pornstars vs Idols. Who will win? Read on to find out.

(Vina Sky trying her best to take it all)

Western For: Uncensored

The biggest and most apparent difference between the two styles is the censorship. Mosaics have long been the bane of JAV and western porn has none of that. We get the full picture here, pussy and dicks unpixelated. No needing for the imagination. No need to wonder what Yua Mikami's pussy looks like.

There’s an argument that Western porn focuses too much on on genital shots and that’s true. I too would like to see more reaction shots of the actresses faces and less dick and balls. But I think what you gain is well worth any downsides. I'll take all the dick and ball shots in the world if it means getting to look at Shoko Takahashi's uncensored vagina.

(Autumn Falls doing something something...)

An argument I see in favor of censorship in JAV is that it's what makes it special. The weird plots and very specific scenarios arose because of the restrictions in place and JAV had to adapt into what we see now. I strongly disagree with the reasoning that it will change that. JAV won’t just change what made it so popular because of the loss of the censors. The specific plots and idol system won't go anywhere because of the removal of censors. Think about your favorite JAV titles and now imagine it without any censors, it's automatically better. We’re seeing a push now with people using AI programs to uncensor titles, so they’re definitely fans out there that want it gone.

(Eva Lovia and her ass)

JAV For: Story

JAV is great at telling full stories and very niche kinks. Most of Western porn is single scenes, here we get full length feature films. Here’s a title with Karen Kaede:

“I Hate My Boss So Much I Could Die, But When We Went On A Business Trip And To My Surprise, We Ended Up Sharing A Room At A Hot Spring Resort Inn... I Got Fucked By This Ugly Horny Old Man, And He Made Me Cum, Over And Over Again”

You don’t get these more specific and longer stories in the west, it’s saturated with Stepmoms and stepsisters. JAV tries to build a story and gives it the run time to breath and stretch its legs. It’s serves some very specific kinks and stories too. You got time stops, soap lands, train chikans, etc.

(Yua Mikami showing why she's one of the best)

Western For: More Hardcore

Mainstream Western porn is on average more hardcore than mainstream JAV. Anal, deep throating, lesbian sex, rough sex, fisting and more are all on the board for porn stars. JAV idols are far more conservative on average than pornstars in terms of sex acts that they are willing to do. Also less comdom sex and far less fake cum shots.

(We don't get that in JAV)

I’ve watched plenty of JAV duo titles where the girls won’t even touch each other because they don’t do girl on girl stuff. While in the west you can have girls fisting each other and gagging on strap-ons. Just exploring every inch of each other's bodies. Lesbian sex is better done and has more hardcore stuff in the east.

(Remy Lacroix and Jada Stevens in Ass Heaven)

JAV For: Easy to Follow

JAV is much easier to follow than the west. Actresses can work with dozens and dozens of studios and sites. While idols may work with a handful of studios in their career and with the ID system it’s much easier to follow if they work else where. Instead of subbing to a dozen sites you can just buy a title from a studio with the actress you like.

(Maria Nagai has ass too)

Western For: Diversity

This is the biggest argument for me in favor of Western porn. Western porn is far more diverse than JAV (well duh). Latinas, black girls, other Asians, and of course white girls are all there in west. The vast selection of girls of different ethnicity towers over JAV. You don’t find a girl like Veronica Rodriguez or Remy Lacroix in JAV.

(Veronica Rodriguez uncensored)

A lot of JAV is black haired Asians and that can get really boring sometimes. We get a lot more variety in the west. Pale redheads, platinum blondes, and dark brunettes are commonplace. Girls in the west are also bigger than those in JAV. Girls are a little thicker and taller than those in the east.

(Ana Fox multi-tasking)

JAV For: Asians 

The diversity argument can work both ways. While JAV doesn’t have the diversity of the west, the west still does a poor job of with Asian pornstars. For every Vina Sky, Kendra Spade, and Rae Lil Black you have like hundreds of mediocre white pornstars. JAV does a great job of filling that Asian shaped void. You won’t find a Kana Momonogi or Jessica Kizaki in the West.

(The hafu Jessica Kizaki)

Conclusion

None of this is set in stone. All of this is subjective to your tastes. You might dislike the more hardcore sex in Western porn. Or you might like the subscription site model in the west (Sites like Pornhub have a massive selection for it’s price). All my points also have exceptions to them. There is hardcore JAV out there (MISM, Dream Ticket) and Western porn that tells stories well (Adult time and all it's sites). At the end of the day this is all subjective and based on how you feel about both of these industries. Both sides can benefit and learn from each other. 

Personally I like to look at it this way. It’s like chicken. You can’t eat chicken for every meal, you know? It’s nothing against you and it's nothing against chicken. Sometimes you want beef. (How good is chicken though? Lets talk about that. Over rice? Are you kidding me?).

(Possibly the world's most popular pornstar: Riley Reid)

Fried Chikan out